Trainee Recruitment Consultant Job Trends

Trainee Recruitment Consultant
UK

The median Trainee Recruitment Consultant salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 465 693 720
Rank change year-on-year +228 +27 +283
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Recruitment Consultant 190 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.32% 0.011% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.012% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 180 3 0
10th Percentile £24,000 £30,700 -
25th Percentile £25,000 £34,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% - -
75th Percentile £50,000 £160,000 -
90th Percentile £65,000 £208,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £46,125 -
% change year-on-year -40.38% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Trainee Recruitment Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Trainee Recruitment Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Recruitment Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Recruitment Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee Recruitment Consultant over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Trainee Recruitment Consultant in the UK

Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee Recruitment Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +200 144 £29,500 -50.83% 72
UK excluding London +179 127 £27,500 -40.38% 52
South West - 88 £28,000 - 34
London +89 36 £50,000 -79.17% 40
Work from Home +81 15 £26,000 -89.17% 15
Scotland - 14 £24,000 -
East of England - 10 £23,500 - 1
North West +23 8 £26,000 -19.38%
North of England +12 8 £26,000 -19.38% 1
Northern Ireland - 4 £27,000 - 4
South East +37 2 £31,250 -47.92% 12
Wales - 1 £24,000 -

Trainee Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Trainee Recruitment Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Trainee Recruitment Consultant in the job title.

1 42 (22.11%) Business Development
2 10 (5.26%) Mentoring
3 9 (4.74%) B2B
4 8 (4.21%) Customer Service
5 7 (3.68%) Degree
6 6 (3.16%) B2B Sales
6 6 (3.16%) Business Transformation
6 6 (3.16%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (2.63%) Apple
8 4 (2.11%) Decision-Making
8 4 (2.11%) Lead Generation
8 4 (2.11%) Project Management
9 3 (1.58%) Coaching
9 3 (1.58%) Collaborative Culture
9 3 (1.58%) DevOps
9 3 (1.58%) Strategic Thinking
10 2 (1.05%) Google
11 1 (0.53%) Commercial Awareness
11 1 (0.53%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.53%) MBA
11 1 (0.53%) Value Proposition

Trainee Recruitment Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 96 (50.53%) Finance
2 31 (16.32%) Social Skills
3 15 (7.89%) Advertising
4 11 (5.79%) Manufacturing
5 10 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (4.74%) Legal
7 6 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.58%) Billing
9 1 (0.53%) Games
9 1 (0.53%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (4.21%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (4.21%) Onboarding
2 8 (4.21%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (3.16%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (22.11%) Business Development
2 10 (5.26%) Mentoring
3 9 (4.74%) B2B
4 8 (4.21%) Customer Service
5 6 (3.16%) B2B Sales
5 6 (3.16%) Business Transformation
5 6 (3.16%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (2.11%) Decision-Making
6 4 (2.11%) Lead Generation
6 4 (2.11%) Project Management
7 3 (1.58%) Coaching
7 3 (1.58%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (1.58%) DevOps
7 3 (1.58%) Strategic Thinking
8 1 (0.53%) Commercial Awareness
8 1 (0.53%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 7 (3.68%) Degree
2 1 (0.53%) Master's Degree
2 1 (0.53%) MBA
Vendors
1 5 (2.63%) Apple
2 2 (1.05%) Google